A Kurash bout in progress at Nabin Chandra Bordoloi Indoor Stadium in Guwahati on Tuesday, where the maiden Senior National Kurash Championship got under way. Kurash, a combination of judo and wrestling, is of Uzbek origin and a new sport in India. Around 248 players from 22 states are taking part in the three-day tournament, which was inaugurated by Kurash Federation of India president and former Union minister Jagdish Tytler in the presence of sports commissioner Ajay Tewari and Ulfa chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa. Padma Bhushan awardee wrestler Mahabali Satpal Singh also turned up later in the day. Text by our special correspondent, picture by UB Photos